The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-11
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.


Personal.
Thomas J. Young. Co. %. 157th Pa, and Co.
K. i9lsr Pa, Fredericksburg, Nd, wishes TO
adopt a boy from seven 10 II years old. lie says
he and his wife are just past middle age, and
he Is disabled from labor and drawing PEN
sion Of so month. He owns a small farm on
the Nanticoke River, near a village, and
bright, intelligent lad would find good home
with them. They will educate him and teach
him good trade. Their own children are all
dead. child Of native American parents
preferred.
John If. Decker, 18th N. Y. Cav. CheuOa
Colo, would like to bear from some Of his com
rades who composed the detachment of 20 that
charged the rebel camp at Wise's Fork and
captured GO prisoners, including Colouel. The
rebels had 10 men TO their one, but were thrown
into confusion and utterly stampcded.
Mrs. c. E. Wooley. Center Bend, o., would
be glad to hear from some of the comrades OF
her husband, Jno. Wooley, Co. b, 7lth Ohio. His
Captains name was Ulysses ID. Cole.
Horace Brpwnlee. Co. G., 81 Ohio, Farmer
City, ILL.,, would be glad 20 hear by letter from
any OF the comrades who expect to attend the
Encampment az ST. Louis.
John Slower, Meigsyille, o., would like to
have the addresses of Z. g. Graham, E. c. Mil
Ter, George Siaub, John NJ. Statesman, or any
other of his comrades. The writer omits to
name his regiment.
| David Daub. Co. B, 45th Pa, Burgeon. o.,
/ wishes his name corrected rs above, 1T having
been printed Dana in a recent issue.
! David Mowry, Leyden. Mass, wishes the
names and addresses OF several members Of Co.
/. 9th Mass; particularly Capt. lie Fevre,
| First Serg't SIbley and Color Bearer Tucker.
| A. Jones, BagneII, Mo- would be glad to hear
from any Of his old comrades OF Co. E, 32d ILL.,,
and Co. II, 18th v. Z. c.; also from any who
were inmates o. Ward of the Pest Hospital
at st. Louis Mo-. in the Summer of 1864.
Porter Wetherby, Co. G, 18th n. \. III. A,
Clam Falls, Wis. wishes to adopt a girl child.
| The daughter OF a soldier preferred. viii give
! her good home.
Samuel Miller, Co. C, 18th Pa. Reserves, Bat
ler Pa, says he served three years in that
regiment. In June, 1864, re-enlisted in the
4th Pa. Cav, in which he served until July q,
1866. He was discharged at Pittsburg after
nearly four years of active service. tie hopes
Congress viii take speedy measures to dis
charge the obligations which the Government
owes to its defenders.
James Haddow Captain, 36th Ohio, Barlow,
o., writes 70 correct typographical error in a
recent issue of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
which mentioned Gen. II. " BOyntOu as Colo
| mel Of the 36th Ohio. 1t should have been the
35sh Ohio. and was a mere slip OF the printer.
J. A. Collier. Sergeant, Co. NJ, 9th n. Y. Cav,
6o3 Greene avenue Brooklyn, n. Y, requests
all survivors of the 9th n. Y. Cav. to send their
| udInco AUu auHftSSes 10 Napt. UliIldul IA. httA-
mane, 3l3 Greenwich street, New York city,
| with view OF holding Reunion and also 10
take action upon the proposed monument TO
be erected to the regiment on the battlefield OF
Get ysburg. for which the State has appro-
priated 81 500.
John Kelly. Battery u, 1ss No. Art Ander-
son. Ind, sends brief sketch Of his services dur
ing the war He participated in many engage
| nients, AMI vas wounded through the leg at
Wilson's Creek. lie would be glad to hear from
auv Of his old comrades
ii. p Smith, Co. F, S0th Ind, Chauneey, H.,
after % years separation from his old comrades,
would be greatly pleased to hear from any OF
them.
K. x. Wilson. Co. l.. 1st Ohio Cav, Coalyille,
o.. would be glad to correspond with all sur
vivoFs Of his company III regard to Reunion
| at Marietta duriny the Summer